The Northeastern Huskies (2-0) take on the Florida Atlantic Owls (0-2) at John D. Millett Hall. The game gets underway at 5:00 pm ET on Friday, Nov. 20.
The Huskies easily got past Wentworth 91-62 on Tuesday. Jimmy Marshall had 14 points, three steals, and three rebounds for Northeastern. The Owls are coming off a bitter 75-72 loss to Warner on Tuesday. C.J. Turman scored 16 points and recorded 11 rebounds earning his first double-double of the season.
Northeastern, a nine-point favorite, will look to capitalize at home against Florida Atlantic. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is 140 points. The Huskies have no trouble scoring as they rank 43rd in the nation in offense with 89.0 points per game.
Over on the other bench, even though it’s still early, the Owls have to be disappointed with the way their season has started. They haven’t yet notched a SU victory, going 0-2, and still haven’t covered the spread in any of their matchups. The Owls are shooting lights out from the foul line so far, with a .765 free throw percentage that ranks 38th in Division I. Switching gears to the Florida Atlantic defense, teams don’t seem to hit many three-pointers against the Owls, who are 37th in the country in terms of three-point field goals allowed at nine this season.
Northeastern and Florida Atlantic will be facing off for their first head-to-head game in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – NE, ATS Winner – NE, O/U – Over
Notes
Northeastern averages 89.0 points per game (ranked 43rd). Florida Atlantic, on the other hand, allows 78.5 points per game (ranked 261st).
Florida Atlantic lost its last game by a three-point margin. In games decided by a margin of three points or less, Northeastern is 1-0. Florida Atlantic is 0-1 in close games this season.
On average, Northeastern has 75.1 possessions per game and scores 1.185 points on each possession. Florida Atlantic has both fewer possessions (68.7) and scores fewer points during those possessions (.924).
Florida Atlantic has an average effective field goal percentage of 40.0%. Northeastern is undefeated (2-0) when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Northeastern attempts an average of 22.0 three pointers per game and Florida Atlantic attempts 20.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Northeastern Huskies are undefeated at 2-0 while the Florida Atlantic Owls are winless at 0-2.
Northeastern, the 74th-ranked team in blocked shots, records an average of 5.0 per game. Florida Atlantic does worse, ranked 123rd with 4.0.
The Florida Atlantic Owls average 5.5 steals per game. The Northeastern Huskies are undefeated with a 1-0 record when they give up at least 5 steals.
